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—huffishly, adv. —huffishness, n./huf"ish/, adj.1. peevish; irritable.2. swaggering; insolent; bullying.[1745-55; HUFF + -ISH1]
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Huffish — Huff ish, a. Disposed to be blustering or arrogant; petulant. {Huff ish*ly}, adv. {Huff ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
huffish — [huf′ish] adj. [ HUFF + ISH] 1. peevish; petulant; sulky 2. Obs. inclined to be arrogant huffishly adv. huffishness n … English World dictionary
huffish sulky — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
huffish — adjective Date: circa 1755 arrogant, sulky … New Collegiate Dictionary
huffish — huff·ish || hÊŒfɪʃ adj. easily offended, sulky; arrogant, insolent … English contemporary dictionary
huffish — a.; (also huffy) 1. Angry, petulant, pettish, irritable. 2. Blustering, arrogant, insolent, hectoring … New dictionary of synonyms
huffish — adj 1. irritable, out of sorts, snappish, snappy, curt, short, impatient; touchy, testy, thin skinned, waspish, peevish, petulant; cross, irascible, choleric, ill tempered, ill humored, splenetic; crabby, crabbed, cranky, grouchy, grumpy,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
huffish — huff·ish … English syllables
huffish — huff•ish [[t]ˈhʌf ɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) peevish; irritable 2) swaggering; insolent; bullying • Etymology: 1745–55 huff′ish•ly, adv. huff′ish•ness, n … From formal English to slang
huffish — /ˈhʌfɪʃ/ (say hufish) adjective 1. petulant. 2. swaggering; hectoring. {huff + ish1} –huffishly, adverb –huffishness, noun …
